Job Description:
- Sponsorship Acquisition: Assist in researching and identifying potential sponsors, drafting sponsorship proposals, and supporting communication to secure financial or in-kind support for events.
- In-Kind Donation Procurement: Reach out to businesses and individuals for in-kind donations like products, services, or experiences suitable for raffles and auctions, ensuring a diverse range of attractive offerings.
- Raffle and Auction Coordination: Organize and manage the logistics of raffles and auctions, including item display, bid tracking, and winner coordination during events.
- Documentation and Reporting: Assist in maintaining records of sponsorships, donations, and event expenses, generating reports to track progress and outcomes.
- Creative Development: Contribute to creative ideas for fundraising initiatives, or unique ways to engage sponsors and donors.
- Post-Event Analysis: Participate in post-event assessments, gathering feedback from attendees, sponsors, and donors to improve future fundraising endeavors.
- Must have access to reliable transportation.
Requirements: Who you are: Education and Certifications
- Experience in Fundraising, Sales, Event Management, Event Planning and people management
Experience and Qualifications
- Strong competencies in Windows environment and with Microsoft Office software, including (but not limited to) Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Strong skills with design software, primarily Canva.
- Experience coordinating events and/or a fundraising committee is considered an asset.
- Aptitude for planning and analysis with strong project management skills.
- Adheres to applicable privacy laws as well as AFP, CAGP and CNIB standards of discretion and confidentiality.
- Exceptional organizational and administrative skills with a focus on efficiency.
- Personal or professional experience relating to blindness and sight loss is considered an asset.
- Personal or professional experience working with assistive technology and/or accessible environments is considered an asset.
- Willingness to work flexible hours
- Occasional travel is required
- Driver's license and access to a vehicle is require.
- Professional and positive attitude, results-oriented, strategic, and flexible.
- Ability to provide strategic solutions to complicated and difficult problems utilizing excellent analytical, problem definition and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills; demonstrated success in proposal and stewardship development.
- Strong strategic thinking skills, with the ability to collect, analyze, interpret, and evaluate information, as well as make recommendations.
- Proven time management, planning, coordinating and organization skills; proactive in initiating multiple projects on an ongoing basis.
- Personal or professional experience relating to blindness and sight loss is considered an asset.
- Personal or professional experience working with assistive technology and/or accessible environments is considered an asset.
Eligibility
- Be between 15 and 30 years of age at the start of the employment.
- Be a Canadian citizens, permanent resident, or person who has been granted refugee status in Canada under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.
- Be legally entitled to work in Canada in accordance with relevant provincial or territorial legislation and regulations. International students are not eligible participants. Recent immigrants are eligible if they are Canadian citizens or permanent residents.
Benefits:
CNIB Foundation
